A group of newly posted teachers has threatened to stage a mass demonstration in Accra on September 23, 2025, if government fails to settle their outstanding salaries and arrears.
The group, made up of graduates from Colleges of Education and universities, says some members have gone as long as 12 months without pay, while others have waited eight months.
At a press conference in Accra on Monday, September 8, the group’s Lead Convener, Simon Kofi Nartey, appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene urgently.
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“We know that His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama, is a listening president. We humbly call for his urgent intervention to ensure that the Ministry of Finance releases the necessary funds to pay our arrears and salaries without further delay,” Nartey said.
He warned that if by the end of September teachers are not issued staff ID numbers, validated, and paid, they will take to the streets. “We will stage a massive demonstration on the principal streets of Accra to register our displeasure and the hardship we are going through,” he declared.
Teachers Struggling to Survive
Several affected teachers shared distressing accounts of their situation, citing hunger, debt, and threats of eviction.
“It’s very bad. We don’t even have money to eat,” one teacher lamented. “We have to borrow from our own colleagues — the same people we graduated with. Even those who are paid monthly are struggling in this economy, so how about us who have nothing?”
He added that many are facing eviction because they cannot pay rent. “Our rents are due, and landlords are threatening to kick us out. They’ve made it clear — either we pay or we leave.”
Frustration Over Broken Promises
The teachers accused government of failing to honour commitments made earlier this year.
“The last time we came out, the issue went to Parliament, and the Minister of Education promised that by the end of last month we’d be paid. As of now, we’ve seen nothing,” Nartey said.
They also decried what they described as disregard for their profession. “We are the ones teaching your ministers, your doctors, your engineers — yet we are being treated as though we do not matter,” one teacher said, stressing that the delays are affecting their morale and teaching quality.
“You want us to teach with focus and energy, but how can we when we haven’t been paid for 12 months?” he asked.
While the group expressed hope for swift government action, it maintained that the planned protest will go ahead if their grievances remain unresolved.
Story By: Adia Ohenewaa Akyerem